| [/ˈsɪklɪ; ˋsɪklɪ/] adj (-ier, -iest) 用法:
1 often ill 常病的:
a sickly child 多病的孩子. 用法:
2 looking unhealthy 不健康的:
sickly, dried-out plants 长势不好、 枯槁的植物 *
a pale, sickly complexion 苍白的病容 *
He looked weak and sickly. 他看上去虚弱有病态. 用法:
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语] expressing unhappiness; weak; faint 显示不愉快的; 虚弱的; 无力的:
a sickly smile, look 苦笑、 苦相. 用法:
4 causing or likely to cause a feeling of sickness or distaste 令人作呕的; 令人厌恶的:
a sickly smell, taste, etc 令人作呕的气味、 味道等 *
a sickly green colour 令人生厌的绿色 *
(fig 比喻) a sickly, sentimental story 无病呻吟的伤感故事. |